Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Played this morning.
Still has some top-dressing on the greens, but the course is look'n good. Next week, the greens will be rolling a 12.
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In theory, everyplace should be getting better, given the weather. Laurel Valley at Palmer has improved dramatically, in the last 2 weeks. |
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My statement was sarcasm.
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Played this afternoon, green’s still rolled excellent despite topdressing and course was beautiful. Downhill and down grain puts only had to be put in motion and were almost impossible to stop without blowing well past the hole.
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Ancient Chinese proverb If your greens are good, refrain from blabbing about it. |
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Exactly....now try and get a tee time there.
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Championship course tee time availability
That got me curious so I took a look at what was available three days out. Scrolling through, it looks like afternoon tee times are available most everywhere, and early enough for finishing before dark. Now, if I knew where that driver was going. . .
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Respectfully, Unless playing a tour course the day before or after an event, not likely to have ever played any course that stimps at 12. Some private high end clubs run these speeds, but not many public courses(maybe Pebble, Beth Page Black for example)will. I have been involved in measuring green speeds(30+ year PGA Member). It is quite a process and 10.5 is very quick. I would venture a guess that the TV greens run between 8.5 to possibly a 10. Fastest greens i have played locally isn't a Villages course, It's Continental CC. Very fast, smooth and not a bad spot on them. Again my post is respectful and not calling anyone out.
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I was a member at Fox Hollow for 6 years and Southern Hills Plantation for 5 years. Fox Hollow tried to be 10-10.5, Southern Hills about the same. They'd crank them to 11-11.5 for PGA/Korn Ferry Qualifying, but that was about the limit. As I'm sure you know, keeping Greens above 12, is ridiculously expensive. Probably an extra $7K-$10K per Green/year. Last edited by BrianL99; 03-01-2024 at 09:46 AM. |
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George: Did you make the eagle? Al: No George: Well a tap in birdie on #9 is great also Al: No George: Well, OK, good old par Al: No George: What did you make? Al: 11. Ball rolled 40 feet down the hill, the uphill put rolled back to my feet 7 times, but I had seen the line enough times that I sank my 9th putt. So, if pros and top amateurs can have those disasters, what do you think would happen if greens here ran 12. I've played PGA National 1 week after the Honda and Copperhead 3 days after the Valspar. It's not pretty. |
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Agreed
Played Black Diamond yesterday.........greens had to be close to
11-12...........Amazing to see the weather temp changes improving the course conditions........dah........let the grass grow and amazing things happen............as it gets warmer the naysayers will move to dog poop discussions...... QUOTE=PGApromike;2306449]Respectfully, Unless playing a tour course the day before or after an event, not likely to have ever played any course that stimps at 12. Some private high end clubs run these speeds, but not many public courses(maybe Pebble, Beth Page Black for example)will. I have been involved in measuring green speeds(30+ year PGA Member). It is quite a process and 10.5 is very quick. I would venture a guess that the TV greens run between 8.5 to possibly a 10. Fastest greens i have played locally isn't a Villages course, It's Continental CC. Very fast, smooth and not a bad spot on them. Again my post is respectful and not calling anyone out.[/QUOTE] |
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